Often, articles in the mainstream legal media about contract lawyers focus on the large law firms that, through staffing agencies, hire armies of attorneys (either foreign or domestic) to do document review work. So it’s refreshing that Downturn May Have an Upside for Contract Attorneys, an article in today’s National Law Journal, discusses the world [...]

Everyone talks about branding your firm, but few talk about the more important concept of branding yourself. You are your own brand: how you dress, move, and speak convey reams of information about you that is quickly absorbed by your audience.
You have only seven seconds to make a first impression. In You are Your [...]

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Want to get started as a contract lawyer, but don’t know where to start? In this teleseminar, nationally-recognized contract lawyering expert Lisa Solomon answers these important questions:

What is the most powerful way to market your services as a contract lawyer?
How much should you charge, and how can you make sure you get [...]

Internet-based tools, from e-mail to online legal research, are fundamental to the rise of appellate practice and contract lawyering as viable practice niches. The web is critical not only to how we do our jobs, but also to how we market our services to other lawyers.
A blog is one of the most powerful tools you [...]

In Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, authors Bryan Garner and Justice Antonin Scalia advise lawyers to “[b]anish jargon, hackneyed expressions and needless Latin” from their briefs. You can accomplish this goal, and write more persuasive briefs, by applying the principles of plain language legal writing. Plain language legal writing refers to legal [...]

Legal Research & Writing Pro officially launched in May of this year. Since then, I’ve had the extraordinary good fortune to get to know many lawyers across the country who are committed to improving both their practice management and legal writing skills.
To thank everyone who has supported LRWP throughout the year, and to help get [...]

If you want to get on the fast track to contract lawyering success, you’re ready for the Platinum Plus Membership.

In addition to all of the items that come with the Platinum Membership—the Contract Lawyering Success ebook, live and recorded teleseminars and one-hour private coaching session—Platinum Plus members have the exclusive opportunity to become LRWP Certified [...]

If you’re ready to jump start your contract lawyering career, you’re ready for the Platinum Membership.

In addition to all of the items that come with the Gold Membership—the Contract Lawyering Success ebook and three live teleseminars (plus the teleseminar recordings)—Platinum members receive three additional teleseminars and an hour of private coaching. Put my experience to [...]

If you’re ready to take your contract lawyering career to the next level, the Gold Membership is for you.

You could spend a lot of time and money starting a contract lawyering practice on your own, learning the ropes by trial and error. Or you can make a small investment in yourself and your career.

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